Site 36 Industrial Park is well positioned for immediate development by Franklin Partners. This 92-acre park is the premier destination for large scale, advanced manufacturing in West Michigan. Site 36 Industrial Park offers over 80 acres of contiguous, shovel ready, manufacturing infrastructure, including direct access to US-131, in the heart of the metro area. With a total population of 300,000 people within 5 miles of the site, including 29,750 people currently employed in manufacturing, Site 36 Industrial Park is located in the heart of a talent rich, hard-working community.

Located in the City of Wyoming, Site 36 Industrial Park is serviced by nearly every major mode of transportation. This site has immediate access to US-131, a major north/south highway, direct freight rail service, and is eight miles from Gerald R. Ford International Airport. The Park offers its own Consumers Energy sub-station with up to 41 megawatt of dedicated power at T-1 rates, and can accommodate new facilities from 100,000 square feet up to 1,000,000 square feet. High-pressure natural gas and ample municipal water and sewer are also available on-site. Site 36 Industrial Park has two existing rail spurs into the site, which are directly adjacent to the Grand Elk Railroad yard. The Grand Elk connects to three class one railroads in Elkhart, Indiana, approximately 100 miles south of the site.

With 20 years of industrial development experience in West Michigan, Franklin Partners understands large manufacturing users and is the ideal development partner for state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. The City of Wyoming is motivated to attract new jobs and can offer significant state and local tax incentives to attract large users to the site. Franklin Partners and Colliers International bring industry expertise to simplify and expedite the entire process.

RAIL ACCESSDirect rail access is provided by the Grand Elk Railroad, which runs 123 miles from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Elkhart, Indiana and interchanges with three Class I railroads—the Norfolk Southern (NS), the CSX, and the Canadian National (CN). The line is capable of handling the largest of industrial loads with a track capacity of 286,000 pounds.

POWER AND GASSite 36 Industrial Park offers an on-site 41 MW sub-station offering Transmission power is a T1 rate. The site is fed with a high-pressure gas main. DTE Energy has the ability to supply 120,000 cfh at 5-10 PSIG.

HIGHWAY ACCESSSite 36 Industrial Park lies directly adjacent to Highway US 131, a primary six-lane north/south highway that intersects with I-80 and I-94 for connections to both East and West Coasts.

AIR ACCESSLess than 10 miles away is Gerald R. Ford International Airport, which is served by eight passenger airlines with 120 daily nonstop flights to 24 major markets. Its two cargo airlines move approximately 110 tons of air cargo each day.

OUTSTANDING INFRASTRUCTUREThe site is development-ready with industrial water, sewer, power, and unlimited options for added utility infrastructure and support. From high-speed fiber-optic communication lines to state-of-the-art power, Site 36 Industrial Park has the capacity to power any business into the future.

LOCAL WORKFORCESite 36 Industrial Park is located in the heart of the Grand Rapids, Metro Area. Over 500,000 citizens live within a 10-mile radius of the site, with more than 50% under the age of 35, with an average household income of nearly $60,000. Wyoming, Michigan is a hard working, highly skilled community. West Michigan has a motivated, creative, educated, and technically skilled workforce. The region has the third-highest concentration of automotive and mechanical engineers in the world. It has more than 140,000 advanced manufacturing technicians and professionals, and is one of the top regions in the world for employment in biotechnology and chemical engineering.

ABOUT WEST MICHIGANSite 36 Industrial Park is located in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area in the city of Wyoming. Located midway between Chicago and Detroit, this urban center is a growing region of more than one million people and is in close proximity to the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline.

BUSINESS CLIMATEWest Michigan has one of the most diverse industrial economies and some of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. More than 80 international companies call the region home, including four of Forbes’ largest private companies. The region has world-class credentials in smart manufacturing, information technology, life sciences, agribusiness and aerospace & defense.

RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONMore than 20 public and private universities, six regional community colleges, three of the nation’s top teaching hospitals, and a major medical research institute are centered in the region. Our workforce offerings are unsurpassed, allowing companies and their employees to develop the skills they need to stay competitive in a technology-driven market.

SUSTAINABILITYGrand Rapids is a world leader in sustainability and committed to protecting and preserving its environment. The city obtains 20% of its power from renewable resources with a goal of 100% by 2020. A full 11 percent of all LEED-certified buildings can be found in the Grand Rapids area, more than any other city in the nation.

Franklin Partners is excited for the opportunity to be the exclusive developer for Site 36 Industrial Park. Franklin Partners has an outstanding track record of finding creative real estate solutions and going the extra mile for their tenants. Whether it is raising the roof of a building to accommodate a tenant or bringing Chicago style amenities and revitalizing a building to the premier building in the market. Their imaginative answers make them the ideal developer for this project.

Colliers International | West Michigan has a long standing relationship and partnership with Franklin Partners. Together we have worked on some amazing projects that have changed the landscape of West Michigan. The local, national and international presence along with depth of service make Colliers International the commercial real estate firm for this project.

The Site 36 Industrial Park is the former home of the GM Stamping plant. The city is dedicated to the growth of the community through finding the right business or businesses to be a part of this development. Their main priority is to bring job growth, through high tech, highly skilled jobs and businesses to the area.

We are fortunate to have such an amazing partner within The Right Place. They are the leading economic development organization in West Michigan, acting as a single source for expert services information and support across West Michigan.